COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WARFARE IN ANTIQUITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 2042 WARFARE IN ANTIQUITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR FATIH HAKAN KAYA

Offered to

Archeology
Archeology (Evening)

Course Objective

It aims to teach about the armies of the civilizations that shaped history in the ancient period and the wars in which the armies participated.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to think independently and demonstrate this.
2   Study the military organization of Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.
3   Learning about military strategies in ancient Greek and Rome.
4   Understanding the wars in ancient Greek and Rome and their consequences.
5   Understanding the defenses and sieges in ancient GreeK and Rome.
6   Studying war engineering in ancient GreeK and Rome.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 introduction: Scope, importance, and sources of Greek history; major ancient authors and their works. Introduction and Course Content Review
2 Defense, Siege, and Warfare in Antiquity Reading ( AS Bradford, With arrow , sword , and spear : a History of warfare in the ancient world )
3 The Greek Army during the Archaic and Classical Periods Reading ( D. Kagan and GF Viggiano , Men of Bronze ).
4 Battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea. Reading ( D. Kagan and GF Viggiano , Men of Bronze ).
5 The Navy in Ancient Greece Reading ( P. Sabin, H. Van Wees and M. Whitby , The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare , Vol . I-II ).
6 Alexander the Great's Army and His Campaigns Reading ( P. Sabin, H. Van Wees and M. Whitby , The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare , Vol . I-II ).
7 The Greek Army during the Hellenistic Period Reading ( P. Sabin, H. Van Wees and M. Whitby , The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare , Vol . I-II ).
8 Midterm Exam
9 Roman Army During The Republic Reading ( C. McNab , The Roman Army , The Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World ).
10 The Punic Wars and the Roman Army reading ( N. Fields , The Roman Army of the Punic (Wars ).
11 The Spartacus Revolt and the Change of the Roman Army Reading (B. Strauss, Spartakus: Romayı Sarsan Köle savaşı)
12 Julius Caesar and the Siege of Alesia Reading ( P. Sabin, H. Van Wees and M. Whitby , The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare , Vol . II ).
13 Roman Army During The Empire Reading ( C. McNab , The Roman Army , The Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World )
14 Significant Wars during the Empire Reading ( P. Sabin, H. Van Wees and M. Whitby , The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare , Vol . II ).
15 Engineering in the Roman Army Reading ( A. Goldsworthy , Novel Warfare)
16 Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. D. Kagan and G. F. Viggiano, Men of Bronze, (2013)

2. A. Santosuosso, Soldiers, Citizens and the symbols of War, From Classical Greece to Republican Rome, 500-167 B.C. (1997)

3. P. Sabin, H. Van Wees and M. Whitby, The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare, Vol. I-II (2007)

4. E. Frahm, W. R. Garr, B. Halpern, T. P.J. van den Hout, L. A. Warden and I. J. Winter, The Religious Aspects of War in the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome. (2016)

5. T. Everson, Warfare in Ancient Greece, (2013)

6. A. S. Bradford, With arrow, sword, and spear : a history of warfare in the ancient world, (2001)

7. J. Warry, Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Warriors and Warfare in the Ancient Civilisations of Greece and Rome, (2004)

8. Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Roma Savaş Sanatı, (2019)

9. Sextus Iulius Frontinus, Roma Strateji Sanatı, (2022)

10. A. Goldsworthy, Roman Warfare, (2000)

11. B. Strauss, Spartakus: Romayı Sarsan Köle savaşı, (2022)

12. C. McNab, The Roman Army, The Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World, (2010)

13. N. Fields, The Roman Army of the Punic Wars, (2007)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lesson
2. Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-4: Will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm exam.
2. LO 5-6: Will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students must attend at least 70% of classes.
2. Absence from class will not be accepted as a valid reason for late homework submissions.
3. Participation in midterm exams, homework, and final activities will be included in the overall evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fatih.kaya@deu.edu.tr
0 232 301 77 46

Office Hours

Monday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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